Creative writing prize: The Rosemary Goodacre Memorial Short Story Competition

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20 December 2021
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The new award in memory of the saga writer is for fiction on the theme of 'friendship'

Rosemary died in October 2020, five days before the publication of her trilogy The Derwent Chronicles by Hera Books. The new contest has been organised by Rosemary's friends to commemorate her life, with the proceeds going to her favourite charity, Spadework.

The winner will receive £150, and there are second and third prizes of £100 and £50.

Enter original, unpublished short stories on the 'friendship' theme, up to 1,500 words.

The entry fee is £7.50 per story.

The closing date is 31 March 2022.

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